The Toronto Marlies beat the Binghamton Senators 5-4 in overtime on Wednesday night at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Marlies defenseman T.J. Brennan beat B-Sens goaltender Andrew Hammond with a backhand shot from the slot at 2:50 of overtime, giving him a team-high 25th goal on the season.

With the overtime loss, Binghamton earned an important point that vaults it atop the American Hockey League’s East Division. With two games left in the regular season, the B-Sens and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are tied with 92 points, but Binghamton holds the tiebreaker.

For most of the night, it seemed even one point would be hard to come by. Coming into the third period, Binghamton trailed 3-2 before getting goals from David Dziurzynski and Wacey Hamilton. Toronto tied the score at 4 with 7:07 remaining in regulation.

SECOND PERIOD

With two periods complete, the Toronto Marlies lead the Binghamton Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Coming into the period with a 1-0 lead, Toronto saw the advantage vanish at the 2:31 mark when Buddy Robinson bested Marlies goaltender Drew MacIntyre with a wrist shot from the slot. For Robinson, it was a sign of things to come.

However, Toronto would take command due to some weak play by B-Sens goaltender Andrew Hammond. At 10:05 of the period, Hammond could not corral a loose puck, allowing Toronto forward Jerred Smithson to poke it off Hammond and into the net.

Only two minutes and 19 seconds later, Sam Carrick fired a seemingly harmless shot from the right wing. The puck snuck under the left pad of Hammond, giving the Marlies a 3-1 lead. Johnson City native Jerry D’Amigo picked up the secondary assist.

Robinson then cut the lead in half for Binghamton, netting his second of the game on a goalmouth scramble. For Robinson, the goal is his 13th of the season. Assists went to Corey Cowick and Patrick Mullen.

FIRST PERIOD

After 20 minutes, the Toronto Marlies are leading the Binghamton Senators 1-0 on Wednesday night at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Stuart Percy has the only goal of the contest, striking at 9:35 on the power play after B-Sens forward Shane Prince was whistled for a hooking minor. Percy was able to beat Binghamton goaltender Andrew Hammond from the slot. The assists went to Peter Holland and T.J. Brennan.

Hammond played very well otherwise, stopping 10 shots.

The B-Sens failed to generate much offense, routinely being beat to loose pucks and into the corners. It showed in the shots total, which only reached seven against Toronto goaltender Drew MacIntyre.

Binghamton currently trails the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins by one point for the East Division lead. Both teams will have two games remaining after Wednesday.

GATINEAU, CANADA – MARCH 14: Vincent Dunn #53 of the Gatineau Olympiques skates against the Sherbrooke Phoenix during the QMJHL game on March 14, 2014 at Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images)

A day after Mark Stone, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Cody Ceci re-joined the Binghamton Senators, two more players arrived on Tuesday.

The B-Sens signed forward Vincent Dunn and goaltender Chris Driedger to amateur tryouts.

Dunn, 18, joins Binghamton following his third season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Playing for his hometown Gatineau Olympiques, the 5-foot-11, 188 pound forward totaled 31 goals and 51 points in 50 games while adding 156 penalty minutes. Dunn, Ottawa’s fifth-round pick in the 2013 draft, notched nine points (3 goals, 6 assists) in nine playoff games.

GATINEAU, CANADA – MARCH 14: Vincent Dunn #53 of the Gatineau Olympiques scores his second-period goal against Gabriel Parent #39 of the Sherbrooke Phoenix during the QMJHL game on March 14, 2014 at Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images)

“A pest on the ice, Dunn makes his mark by getting under the skin of his opponents. Only average sized, that doesn’t stop him from finishing his checks and battling hard against the wall. Perhaps even more frustrating for the opposition is that he has some ability to hurt them on the score sheet, as well. Though his offensive stats come more from his hard-nosed play rather than dynamic scoring talent, it doesn’t matter how pretty a goal is on the scoreboard.”

Driedger, 19, comes to Binghamton following four seasons in the Western Hockey League. In 50 regular-season games with the Calgary Hitmen, the 6-3, 200 pound netminder compiled a record of 28-14-7 with a 2.64 goals-against average and a 0.918 save percentage. Driedger, who was selected as Ottawa’s first third-round draft choice during the 2012 draft, went 94-46-15 in 170 regular-season WHL contests over his four seasons.

CALGARY, AB – MARCH 15: Chris Driedger #33 of the Calgary Hitmen makes a toe save against the Kootenay Ice during a WHL game at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 15, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Following Calgary being eliminated from the WHL playoffs on March 29, Driedger signed an amateur tryout with Binghamton’s East Coast Hockey League affiliate, the Elmira Jackals. In four games with Elmira this year, Driedger went 1-2-0 with a 3.92 goals-against average and a 0.893 save percentage.

Driedger will wear number 31 with Binghamton.

Binghamton ends the regular season with three straight home games. First the B-Sens welcome Toronto and Johnson City native Jerry D’Amigo on Wednesday before ending against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Norfolk on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeated the Binghamton Senators 2-1 on Saturday night in front of an announced crowd of 8,096 at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

With the loss, the B-Sens fall two points behind the Penguins in the American Hockey League’s East Division. Binghamton also failed to earn even one point, which would have clinched a second-straight playoff berth.

Tied going into the third period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton scored the eventual game-winner on an odd-man rush. Nick Drazenovic rushed down the ice with Scott Harrington flanked to his left against only B-Sens defenseman Ben Blood, who slid to stop a centering pass. Blood ended up sliding too far, with Drazenovic stopping and lacing a pass to Harrington who buried his fifth goal of the year at 8:14.

Binghamton goaltender Andrew Hammond was excellent throughout the night, stopping a multitude of quality chances. However, his record drops to 24-17-3.

The B-Sens are in action on Sunday afternoon against the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center.

SECOND PERIOD

With two periods complete, the Binghamton Senators are tied 1-1 with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton tied the contest while shorthanded, scoring with 15.7 seconds left in the second period. Carter Rowney was able to poke the puck past goaltender Andrew Hammond, his second goal of the season.

The first-period goal at 19:13 by rookie Ryan Dzingel has been the only tally for the B-Sens, assisted by Shane Prince.

The second period passed without much action in the way of golden chances. Cole Schneider had the best opportunity, receiving a pass in the slot with the net practically vacant after Penguins goaltender Peter Mannino found himself out of position. Somehow, Schneider missed.

The winner of this game is ahead in the East Division race. If the B-Sens get the game into overtime, they clinch a playoff spot.

FIRST PERIOD

After 20 minutes, the Binghamton Senators are leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1-0 at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night.

Despite being outplayed for virtually the entire frame, Binghamton took the lead into the dressing room thanks to a pair of rookies. Following a hard forecheck by Garrett Thompson, the B-Sens forced chaos in front of Penguins goaltender Peter Mannino before Ryan Dzingel punched home a rebound.

For Dzingel, the goal is his first in professional hockey. Shane Prince picked up the lone assist, his 23rd of the season.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton dominated the period, but was not able to beat a determined Andrew Hammond. Hammond faced consistent pressure from in close, but stood tall to make eight saves.

The tensest time for Binghamton came with just more than seven minute gone by, when Alex Grant and Wacey Hamilton committing minor penalties 20 seconds apart. The Penguins came close a bevy of times on the 5-on-3 chance, but could not beat Hammond and the penalty-killing trio of Fredrik Claesson, Chris Wideman and Derek Grant.

Binghamton’s Matt Puempel scores the third goal for the Senators as Hershey goalie David Leggio looks on during Friday night’s game at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Credit: Kristopher Radder

Derek Grant scored with 1:21 left in overtime to lift the Binghamton Senators to a 5-4 victory over Hershey on Friday.

Hershey took a 4-3 lead with 16:02 remaining in regulation. Ryan Stoa carried the puck to the back of the net and tried to squeeze it between the post and Lawson. Casey Wellman scored off the rebound.

Binghamton stormed right back 28 seconds later and tied the score at 4 on David Dziurzynski’s 11th goal of the season. Derek Grant took a shot from the point and Dziurzynski tipped it in midair past Leggio. Following the goal, Andrew Hammond replaced Nathan Lawson in the B-Sens’ net.

SECOND PERIOD: The Binghamton Senators scored twice to take a two-goal lead but then allowed two late goals to the Hershey Bears as the teams skate into the locker room tied at 3 after 40 minutes.

Nate Schmidt tied the score 1:09 into the second period for the Bears. Schmidt stole the puck from a B-Sens defenseman in the neutral zone, skated into the offensive zone and blasted a slapshot past Lawson from the left circle.

The Binghamton Senators got a couple fortunate bounces as they took a 2-1 lead 11:35 into the second period. Sdao sent a low shot to the front of the net and it bounced off two Hershey defenders and into the goal for his sixth of the season.

Puempel then made it a two-goal game 45 seconds later, swatting in a rebound from the left post after shots by Ryan Dzingel and Shane Prince. It was Puempel’s 29th goal of the season – one behind team leader Mike Hoffman.

Dane Byers cut Binghamton’s lead to 3-2 with 4:41 left in the second, sneaking a wrist shot from the point past traffic in front of the net and through Lawson’s pads.

Michael Latta tied the score at 3 two minutes later for Hershey. Ryan Potulny redirected David Kolomatis’s shot from the point in the right circle, and Latta then redirected it again in the slot to beat Lawson.

FIRST PERIOD: Chris Wideman scored his ninth goal of the season late in the first period as the Binghamton Senators took a 1-0 lead over the Hershey Bears into the locker room after 20 minutes on Friday at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

The B-Sens scored with 2:17 left in the first period following a great pass by Garrett Thompson. Danny Hobbs had the puck in the offensive zone and sent a pass to Thompson in the right corner. Thompson then found Wideman streaking toward the net from the point. Wideman held onto the puck as he drew goalie David Leggio out of position and then from behind the goaline banked the puck off Leggio’s stick and into the net.

Hershey led Binghamton in shots, 17-9, and had the only power-play opportunity of the period when Hobbs was called for hooking.

Goaltender Nathan Lawson made a big save on a 2-on-1 midway through the period and has 12 saves.

PREGAME: B-Sens captain Mark Borowiecki was out for the second straight game after leaving Saturday’s 6-3 loss to Norfolk. The other scratches were goalie Scott Greenham, forwards Jim O’Brien, Stephane Da Costa, Jakub Culek; and defensemen Danny New, Troy Rutkowski and Tyler Eckford.

The Ottawa Senators have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. Still, there are plenty of bright spots within the roster.

Seeing his first extended National Hockey League action, former first round pick Mika Zibanejad has 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists) in 68 games, showing he can be a vital cog going forward.

Defenseman Eric Gryba has also shown plenty of potential throughout 2013-14. Gryba, known as a stay-at-home defenseman for the Binghamton Senators during his time in the Southern Tier, has a +11 rating with Ottawa. Considering the Senators have allowed 32 more goals than it has scored, that is a nice number.

Let’s take a look at how other former B-Sens are fairing around the globe:

Mike Hoffman of the Ottawa Senators takes a shot on goal during the third period against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 5, 2014 in New York City. Credit: Getty Images

Mike Hoffman was arguably the most dominant player for most of the American Hockey League season and was rewarded for that by being placed on the AHL All-Star First Team.

He is the first Binghamton Senators skater to make the first team since center Corey Locke in 2010-11. Locke also won the league’s MVP award.

Hoffman, who is currently on re-call with Ottawa in the National Hockey League, has 67 points (30 goals, 37 assists) in just 51 games with the B-Sens and was second in the AHL in scoring when he was re-called on Feb. 24 for the second time this season.

Despite missing the last 17 games with Binghamton, Hoffman still ranks sixth in the AHL in points, fourth in goals and third in power-play points (35). He leads Binghamton in goals, points, power-play assists, power-play points, game-winning goals (4) and shots (189).

Hoffman has two goals and two assists in 19 games with Ottawa on his latest recall. He had played every game until being scratched in Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over the Islanders. He likely will not join the B-Sens when the season ends because he would have to pass through waivers, meaning any team could pick him up.

Here are the Binghamton players who made First- or Second-team AHL selections:

Matt Puempel of the Ottawa Senators skates during an exhibition game against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on September 26, 2013. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

With injuries and recalls always taking their toll on minor league teams, the Binghamton Senators have been fortunate to have one consistent scorer in the lineup all season.

Forward Matt Puempel is the active leader for the B-Sens in goals (28) and power-play goals (15), but was not among the six selections for the American Hockey League All-Rookie Team when it was announced on Wednesday.

While Puempel is not a huge snub considering the talented players who made it, he still posted a quality rookie season worthy of consideration (which I’m sure he got). Puempel is tied for ninth among rookies in points (46), third in goals (28), fifth in shots (172) and first in power-play goals (15). He is also third overall in power-play goals.

Puempel has been hot lately as Binghamton closes the regular season without four of their top eight scorers. The 21-year-old has six goals and six assists in his past 10 games, registering a point in all but one. The longest stretch he has gone without a goal this season has been six games.

Puempel was likely hurt by his plus/minus rating (minus-9) in consideration for the All-Rookie Team. All three forwards had more points as well.

The AHL First and Second All-Star Teams will be announced Thursday. Binghamton’s Mike Hoffman, currently on re-call with Ottawa, has a good chance of making the team.

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Jerry D’Amigo looks for an open man to pas to against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period at Tampa Bay Times Forum on Tuesday. Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

It took a seven-game losing streak for the Toronto Maple Leafs to give Johnson City native Jerry D’Amigo another crack at the National Hockey League, but D’Amigo has not had much of a chance to make an impact.

The 23-year-old forward has played in three of Toronto’s five games since being re-called on March 29, registering an assist and averaging about eight minutes of icetime. The Maple Leafs were officially eliminated from playoff contention last night after a 3-0 loss to Tampa Bay.

D’Amigo has a goal and two assists with a minus-1 rating in 22 games with the Maple Leafs this season. He played 19 games with Toronto between Dec. 5 and Jan. 12, including the Winter Classic in Detroit on New Year’s Day, during his first NHL stint.

Toronto inserted D’Amigo into the lineup immediately after his recall two weeks ago in a 4-2 loss to Detroit, then sat him in a 3-2 win over Calgary on April 1. He then registered an assist in Toronto’s 4-3 overtime victory against Boston last week, but was benched again in a 4-2 loss to Winnipeg last Thursday.

A fourth-year pro after playing one season at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, D’Amigo has 30 points (19 goals, 11 assists) in 46 games with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. He will likely be back with the Marlies for the AHL playoffs. Toronto clinched the North Division and will likely be the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

D’Amigo may make a homecoming this season as the Marlies visit Binghamton on April 16, which is after the NHL season ends. He is a restricted free agent after the end of the season, but it’s hard to see Toronto not retaining his rights by making him a qualifying offer.

On Sunday afternoon, the Binghamton Senators defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6-2 at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Andrew Hammond earned his 23rd win of the season in net for the B-Sens, stopping 29 shots. He had plenty of help from his offense, which netted a half-dozen in an effort to salvage the weekend after losing both Friday and Saturday’s games.

Matt Puempel scored twice, and David Dziurzynski, Wacey Hamilton, Cole Schneider and Garrett Thompson scoring a goal each. For Thompson, it was his first American Hockey League goal.

Spencer Machacek netted both tallies for the Penguins, who watched their two-point lead in the East Division disappear, now tied with Binghamton. The B-Sens technically are in the lead and thus the current third seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race, by virtue of playing one less game.

The two teams will see each other two more times before the season is out, squaring off in Wilkes-Barre next Sunday and then on Friday, April 18, in the penultimate game of the season.

SECOND PERIOD

The Binghamton Senators are leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6-2 after the second period on Sunday afternoon at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Matt Puempel has two goals, with Cole Schneider, David Dziurzynski, Garrett Thompson and Wacey Hamilton each chipping in with one. Defensemen Alex Grant and Patrick Mullen each have a trio of assists.

Coming into the second period with a 5-1 lead, Binghamton extended at 4:58 on a power play marker by Puempel. The play was set up with precise passing, with Alex Grant finding Schneider in the slot before he pushed the puck to Puempel. Puempel rifled a high wrist shot, besting Penguins goalie Eric Hartzell.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton closed the gap to four at the 8:24 mark, when Spencer Machacek tallied his second of the afternoon, giving him 18 on the season.

Andrew Hammond has been solid in net for the B-Sens, amassing 21 saves.

FIRST PERIOD

The Binghamton Senators are leading the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-1 after the first period on Sunday afternoon at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Binghamton came out flying, scoring three goals in the first 7:56 of the game. Matt Puempel scored his 27th of the season at 3:49, slamming home a rebound off an Patrick Mullen shot.

Only 1 minute and 12 seconds later, David Dziurzynski tossed a centering piece from the right corner which Wilkes-Barre/Scranton goaltender Eric Hartzell knocked down. However, Hartzell could not control and knocked it into his net, giving Binghamton a 2-0 lead.

At 7:56, the B-Sens stretched their lead to three on a give-and-go between Wacey Hamilton and Corey Cowick. Hamilton hit Cowick with a pass on the left side, who circled wide to draw Hartzell out before sweeping a pass behind the goaltender to Hamilton, who scored into an empty net.

The Penguins would strike back at 9:45 on the power play, with Spencer Machacek pushing a rebound past B-Sens goaltender Andrew Hammond.

However, Binghamton would respond at 14:04, with newcomer Garrett Thompson scored his first American Hockey League goal. Thompson held the puck in the left corner before firing on an unsuspecting Hartzell. The puck bounced off Hartzell’s right leg and into the net.

At 17:12, Cole Schneider notched his 20th of the campaign for a 5-1 lead, redirecting a pass from Alex Grant. The secondary assist went to Mullen, his third helper of the game.

The Norfolk Admirals scored twice in the final half of the third period and went on to defeat the Binghamton Senators, 6-3, on Saturday.

The B-Sens fall into second place in the American Hockey League East Division, two points behind the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Steve Eminger gave Norfolk a 4-3 lead with 6:42 remaining. After receiving a pass from Andre Petersson at the top of the right circle, Eminger flung a wrist shot toward the net that sneaked through traffic and over Lawson’s glove for the goal.

Norfolk went ahead, 5-3, 80 seconds later. Garnet Exelby’s shot from the point was blocked and went right to Dave Steckel, who scored from the right circle.

Etem added his third goal of the night with 57 seconds remaining on an empty net.

SECOND PERIOD: The B-Sens tied the score with 15 seconds left in the second period and head into the locker room tied at 3 with the Norfolk Admirals after 40 minutes on Saturday.

The B-Sens cut the lead in half 1:01 into the second period on Derek Grant’s third goal in two games. Chris Wideman stopped a Norfolk clear at the point and then sent a wrist shot toward the net. Grant deflected it from waist-high in the slot past Brad Thiessen for the goal.

Norfolk regained the two-goal lead 66 seconds later on a goal by Antoine Laganiere, who skated the puck around the back of the B-Sens net, cut in front to the left of Lawson and then snuck the puck between the post and Lawson’s pads for the goal. Lawson appeared to not be expecting the shot.

Binghamton stormed right back on a goal by Patrick Mullen. Cole Schneider started with the puck in the neutral zone and passed it to Buddy Robinson entering the offensive zone. Robinson then poked it ahead to a streaking Mullen, who broke free on goal and beat Thiessen from the slot with 15:08 left in the second.

The B-Sens tied the score with 14.9 seconds left in the second period on a power-play goal by Chris WIdeman. Mullen pinched in deep along the boards and flung the puck to the net. Wideman, standing to the left of the net, settled the puck and slapped it into the net to tie the score at 3.

FIRST PERIOD: Emerson Etem scored twice in the first period and the Norfolk Admirals lead the Binghamton Senators, 1-0, after 20 minutes on Saturday at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Norfolk leads in shots, 16-10.

Etem wristed home a rebound from the low slot to give the Admirals a 1-0 lead with 6:59 left in the first period. Goalie Nathan Lawson stopped a slapshot by Matt Bailey, but the puck bounced to Lawson’s right for Etem, who slipped the puck past Lawson’s stretched right leg for the goal.

Etem scored his second of the night with 45 seconds left in the first. William Karlsson and Etem broke down the ice on a 2-on-2. Etem sprinted ahead as Karlsson sent a pretty pass through two B-Sens defenders to Etem, who broke in alone on Lawson and beat him on the backhand to give the Admirals a 2-0 lead.

PREGAME: Goaltender Nathan Lawson made his first start for the B-Sens since March 8, a 6-5 shootout loss to Utica. Andrew Hammond served as backup. … Saturday’s scratches included goalie Scott Greenham; defensemen Danny New, Tyler Eckford, and ; and forwards Jim O’Brien, Stephane Da Costa and Jakub Culek.